New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the world is watching
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/new-mexico-just-handed-meta-its-first-courtroom-defeat-over-child-safety-and-the-rest-of-the-country-is-watching/
A jury in Santa Fe on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after finding the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangered children.

We don't need age verification, we need Big Tech to take responsibility for their algorithms and platforms...

New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching | TechCrunch

The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people.

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lets hope this is the start of rolling back the legality of all kinds of pseudo-legalese "opt in" user agreements.

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